funnel

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Object Type
Museum number: Oc.7229
Description: Feeding funnel (korere) made of wood for use while being tattooed. Finely carved exterior surface.
Production ethnic group
Production date: 18thC-19thC(mid) (before 1869)
Production place: Made in: Aupouri Peninsula (?)
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Found/Acquired: New Zealand
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 12.50 centimetres; Length: 12.50 centimetres; Depth: 9 centimetres
Curator's comments: Label: 'Feeding funnel used in New Zealand during tattooing process. (Purchased 22 June 1869.CJ).' Comments by Roger Neich: Aupouri, 18th century. Comments by Dorota Starzecka: Far north?
Bibliographic references
Location: On display (G1/wp97)
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1871
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Oc.7229
Additional IDs: CDMS number: Oc1871C1.7229 (old CDMS no.); Miscellaneous number: Oc1871C0423.22
Conservation: Treatment: 11 May 1998; Treatment: 14 Mar 1996; Treatment: 11 May 1998

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